Etymology

speleo-

Today it means: cave Full definition →

Ancient Greek σπήλαιον
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromσπήλαιον“cave”
  2. English todayspeleo-

From Ancient Greek σπήλαιον (spḗlaion, “cave”).

Words from the same roots

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.